PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM PREP
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS FULL STUDY MATERIAL
●● Your biological makeup is strongly influenced by your environment.
What does environment refer to in this context?
A) The climate you live in
B) The day-to-day physical activities you have to engage in
C) How much money your family has for purchasing resources
D) The diseases you are exposed to
E) the type of food that is grown where you live
F) each new choice you make
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
●● True or False, Anthropology is the study of past peoples and cultures
Answer: False
●● Anthropology
Answer: The study of humankind, viewed from the perspectives of all
people and all times.
, ●● Which of the following are examples of anthropological pursuits?
A) Early scholars evaluating the relationships between humans living in
Europe and those encountered in distant places
B) Modern-day scientists collecting plant and animal remains from
places where people lived in the past
C) Modern-day scientists digging up skeletal remains dating from the
1500s and 1600s at Mission Santa Catalina de Guale
D) 15th- and 16th-century European explorers documenting how people
from other continents looked, talked, dressed, and behaved
E) Modern-day scientists studying how the people who currently live in
the Andes Mountains respond to low oxygen and extreme cold
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
●● Physical anthropology is also known as __________ ___________ .
Answer: Biological anthropology
●● True of False, Human beings are the only animal that has or can
employ material culture.
Answer: False
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS FULL STUDY MATERIAL
●● Your biological makeup is strongly influenced by your environment.
What does environment refer to in this context?
A) The climate you live in
B) The day-to-day physical activities you have to engage in
C) How much money your family has for purchasing resources
D) The diseases you are exposed to
E) the type of food that is grown where you live
F) each new choice you make
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
●● True or False, Anthropology is the study of past peoples and cultures
Answer: False
●● Anthropology
Answer: The study of humankind, viewed from the perspectives of all
people and all times.
, ●● Which of the following are examples of anthropological pursuits?
A) Early scholars evaluating the relationships between humans living in
Europe and those encountered in distant places
B) Modern-day scientists collecting plant and animal remains from
places where people lived in the past
C) Modern-day scientists digging up skeletal remains dating from the
1500s and 1600s at Mission Santa Catalina de Guale
D) 15th- and 16th-century European explorers documenting how people
from other continents looked, talked, dressed, and behaved
E) Modern-day scientists studying how the people who currently live in
the Andes Mountains respond to low oxygen and extreme cold
Answer: A, B, C, D, E
●● Physical anthropology is also known as __________ ___________ .
Answer: Biological anthropology
●● True of False, Human beings are the only animal that has or can
employ material culture.
Answer: False
